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- 1 2 3 4 "Crimes of the Kellys". The Memphis Appeal. December 26, 1887.
- ↑ "The Bender Horror Repeated". The Morning News. December 29, 1887.
- 1 2 3 "The Kelly Fiends". The Butler Weekly Times. December 28, 1887.
- ↑ "A Ghastly Discovery". Alexandria Gazette. December 24, 1887.
- ↑ "A Horrible Story". Staunton Spectator. December 28, 1887.
- 1 2 "The Fiends Caught". Hillsborough Recorder. January 12, 1888.
- ↑ "Are They The Benders?". St. Paul Daily Globe. January 11, 1888.